A Southern Belle making the best out of making aliyah. Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Still back in the United States, but missing the Holy Land with every fiber. Let me take this moment to apologize and prepare my fellow passengers in advance. It should be an interesting post to say the least.

Nitsah can wait to go as Sexy Hamentaschen. How to give gifts like an Israeli. look for one of these. Israelis, on the other hand, have no qualms about being tacky- see, for example, the Israeli Wedding Dress. At the same time, Israelis definitely have social norms about how gifts should be given, though these social norms would make Dear Abby stuff her keyboard in her mouth. Telling a story more serio.

A fresh Israeli blog that addresses such diverse topics as economics, railway travel, red tape, psephology, infrastructure, schools and urban design. Wednesday, 13 February 2013. Make a new plan, Stan, and get yourself free. Spanish banks are laying off workers, and getting EU bailouts. The Anglo Irish Bank is being liquidated. Some British banks have been part-nationalized to stave off collapse, and Italy and Greece are struggling to keep their economies afloat. How on earth did we manage it? No, rather.

Or an American homage to discovering Denmark. Thursday, May 3, 2012. When Life Gives You Lemons. Reinvent Your Blog! So here was my first documented Stateside outing. The Corning Museum of Glass. I am amazingly fortunate and lucky to have a friend who works at the museum as an instructor and glass artist. And who gave me a wonderful tour around the studio so I could get a firsthand look at how glass is actually created. Below on the right is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Was everywhere, as expected.

Rick Steves is in Israel! May 1, 2013. Rick Steves is in Israel this week scouting locations for an Israel travel episode! Yes, of course I commented on his blog to tell him he must go to Caesarea. This year and writing about it on my professional blog, Virtual Learning Space. Support the Sandy Hook Community.